DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI is the author of several crime thrillers, including the Shamus Award-winning FUN AND GAMES, the first in the Charlie Hardie series published by Mulholland Books, as well as the Edgar-nominated and Anthony Award-winning EXPIRATION DATE. Many of these books are currently in development for film and TV. He currently writes the IDW series JUDGE DREDD, the Valiant Comics series BLOODSHOT, the forthcoming Dark Horse series X, and has written characters including the Punisher, Godzilla, Cable, Black Widow and Deadpool. Duane has also collaborated with CSI creator Anthony E. Zuiker on a series of bestselling "digi-novels" which include LEVEL 26: DARK ORIGINS, DARK PROPHECY and DARK REVELATIONS. MICHAEL GAYDOS is an American comics artist. At Marvel he has worked with Brian Michael Bendis on ALIAS and the last storyline of its follow up, THE PULSE. He has also illustrated the mini-series POWERLESS and DAREDEVEL REDEMPTION.